Ashmarina E.M. On the actuality of economic law. A report delivered at a plenary session of the 2nd Russian nationwide interuniversity scientific and practical conference “Economic law: theoretical and application-oriented aspects” (Russian State University of Justice, February 25, 2015)

Abstract: The report gives proofs of the actuality of including a new branch of law – economic law – in Russia’s legislative system. A review of several foreign analogues is presented (the economic law in Germany, France and China). The author accentuates the simultaneity of the genesis and development of economic processes and relative legislation regulations, within the historic stages of their development (the stages of accumulation, production, distribution and consumption, in connection with the specifics of the approaches of theorists of economy, corresponding with the epoch of each stage). The author uses both general scientific methods (comparison, analysis, abstracting, generalization) and specific scientific ones (the formal dogmatic method, comparative analysis of legislations and others). An innovative approach suggested by the author is the necessity to separate economic legislation as a mega branch of law. This mega branch presents an entity of the basic principles of the Russian law, viewed in their interconnection, taking into account the consideration that an entity is something more qualitatively significant than just a sum of its parts.

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